Mostly SQL Developer Tips & Tricks, Mostly
Someone asked on StackOverflow how to get loading a 1,000,000 records to be faster in SQL Developer. My answer was basically, don’t use SQL Developer to load 1,000,000 records, use SQL*Loader. Now, I also reminded folks that you can USE SQL Developer to build your SQL*Loader scenario. There’s 2 ways actually: Query existing records, export to Loader (Keep Reading this …
Was helping someone on Stackoverflow this morning, and thought you might enjoy seeing this process as well. PROBLEM: You’ve created a schema script, you’ve generated the DDL, and you ran it on your brand-spankin’ new database. Except. Except, you ran that script as SYS, and your schema scripts didn’t have a SCHEMA defined. So you’ve corrupted your SYS schema!!! How …
Things to know: MANY bug fixes The Windows Embedded JDK is now Version 8 update 181 You can have nested connection folders in the main and DBA connection panels Real Time SQL Monitoring reports can be exported to (non-flash) HTML Connections Some of you out there work with MANY databases, and so of course have tons of connections to work …
Why would I use SQLcl over something else? History recap: we introduced a new command-line interface for the Oracle Database in 2016. It’s everything you like about SQL*Plus, and everything you didn’t like about SQL*Plus – fixed. Do you have a minute? Watch this, then take 10 seconds to consider how YOU might use it. Everyday Things, Easier Just in …
The forwarding bit isn’t a new feature, but we have introduced new ORDS response header variables in version 18.3 of ORDS. You can now also read in the body of your request as a CLOB vs a BLOB. This post shows how to take advantage of both features. The only thing ‘new’ here is the name of this ORDS parameter. …
It’s easier to run things unsecured. It’s unconscionable to run things unsecured. DON’T BE THIS GUY. So Let’s Secure My Database and my Web Services So I have a collection of REST enabled objects (tables, view, and procedures) and a SLEW of RESTful Service modules. I want ALL of them locked down. So I need to create a Role and …
Stumbling around on StackOverflow this morning, I came across this person’s HOMEWORK question, and the answer chided them on not using ANSI style JOINs. I’m not going to post the actual SQL here, but if you follow the previous link, it’s there for you to grab and have a go. Something I like to do is take REAL code off …
The question: We have big database with a lot of stuff and I want to use version control (Git) to manage changes. There are a lot of articles how to do it step by step but one piece is missing for me. Is there standard or recommended way for file structure of whole database (data excluded) and how it can …
After presenting this topic a few times over the years, I decided on a different take this Spring: I would start by introducing some requirements for a new project, and how ORDS fits into that and delivers what you need. I’ve also embedded our latest 15 minute video demonstration – enjoy! REST Enabling your Oracle Database (2018 Update) from Jeff …
I was inspired by Joel’s post on this subject for APEX so much, that I thought I’d copy his idea. So you’re reading this post on my blog, so you found me – maybe probably via Google. Or you walked into my mom at the grocery store. Either way, so glad you got here. But did you know, there are …